orumom Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Defense and Rebounding Send ORU Past UMKC, 74-56 01/30/2006 KANSAS CITY, Mo.?Oral Roberts University dominated the glass and limited Mid-Continent Conference foe UMKC to 29 percent shooting in a 74-56 victory, Monday at Kemper Arena. With the victory ORU (12-9, 7-2 Mid-Con) stayed one game back of league-leading IUPUI, and in the process broke a four-game losing streak to the Kangaroos (9-11, 6-4). ORU bolted to a 20-8 lead to start the game, due mostly to keen 3-point shooting. Jonathan Bluitt (Oklahoma City, Okla.) and Chris Riouse (Broken Arrow, Okla.) combined for four straight treys, and an Eric Fowlkes (Milwaukee, Wisc.) runner gave the Golden Eagles a 12-point lead with 9:10 left in the first half. UMKC used a 9-1 run to cut the lead to 21-17, but ORU used a 7-2 burst which included another three by Riouse and a dunk by Caleb Green (Tulsa, Okla.) for a 28-19 halftime lead. The Golden Eagles continued to control the game in the second half, opening a 53-36 lead on back-to-back 3-pointers by Moses Ehambe (Arlington, Texas) sandwiched around a free throw by Green and a driving layup by Fowlkes. The closest UMKC got in the second half was when Quinton Day drained a 3-pointer with 15:33 to bring the Kangaroos within 34-26. But ORU went on an 8-1 run for a 42-27 lead with 12:05 to play and never looked back. The Golden Eagles owned a 50-29 rebounding advantage, getting 35 defensive rebounds compared to 16 for the 'Roos. UMKC shot made just 20 of 68 field goals, including 3-for-19 from 3-point range. ORU, meanwhile, shot 47 percent for the game, including 55 percent in the second half. Green led ORU with 15 points ? all in the second half. The junior forward added nine rebounds. Lary Owens (Mesa, Ariz.) scored just four points but pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds and had four assists. Mickey Michalec (Skiatook, Okla.) had 11 points and 11 boards. Riouse scored 13 points, hitting 4-of-9 from 3-point range. Day led UMKC with a game-high 26 points, but was just 8-of-26 from the field. He was the only player to reach double digits for UMKC. ORU returns to action when they host Southern Utah, 7:05 p.m., Thursday at the Mabee Center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orumom Posted January 31, 2006 Author Share Posted January 31, 2006 http://www.orugoldeneagles.com/doc_lib/ ... 0Score.pdf Box Scores Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmh8286 Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Roobaque - that's REALLY clever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKC Eagle Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Nice balanced scoring. Looks like everybody played a decent game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cornelius Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Wow. 50 rebounds is crazy stat! UMKC musta been lay'n some bricks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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